#48 Lance Oppenheim (Some Kind of Heaven)

Director Lance Oppenheim on Safe (1995), Larry Sultan’s masterworks, Bigger than Life (1956), and more!

Cool people like cool things, which is why we asked cool person Lance Oppenheim to come on Perfectly Imperfect & spread the hot rec wealth.

Lance’s feature documentary and directorial debut, “Some Kind of Heaven”, was produced by Darren Aronofsky and explores life inside the manicured lawns and meticulously crafted suburban bliss in The Villages, Florida, the self-described “Disneyworld for Retirees”— the film has been making waves (and not just on this newsletter). He’s the youngest contributor to The New York Times Op-Docs series with films such as “Long Term Parking” and “The Happiest Guy in the World”. Lance is someone to keep an eye on and lucky for us, he’s here to talk about what he’s been into.

Without further ado

Lance Oppenheim (twitter, instagram)

While editing SOME KIND OF HEAVEN, my editor Daniel Garber and I hosted “research” screenings for our friends/collaborators/neighbors, where we would screen and discuss work that was (somewhat?) related to our film over beers. Many of…